Fastening device for the fly-fronts of trousers.



No. 741,280. PATENTED OCT. 13, 1903.,

F. M. SCHMIDT; FASTENING DEVICE POB, THE FLY PRONTS 0F TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23. 1903.

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FRANK M. SCHMIDT, OF FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR THE FLYFaoNTs or TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION brmng pari, 0f Letters Patent NO. 741,280, dated October13, 1903.

Application filed January 23, 1903. Serial No. 140,281. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farmville, in the county ot' Prince Edward and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FasteningDevices for the Fly-Fronts of Trousers; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters ot reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspe`cifieation.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements ingarment-fasteners; and it consists in the provision of a novel hook andeye which are adapted to be fastened to the buttonhole-flies, especiallyot' trousers, by means of rivets or other metallic fastenings anddispensing entirely with the sewing on of buttons and with buttonholes.

More specifically the invention consists in the provision of a series ofmetallic plates which are recessed and bent u pon themselves, servingthe purpose of an eye and having integral therewith ashank portion whichis clenched by any suitable means to the edge of the fly and adapted toreceive an integral cross-piece of alhook which is stamped from a singlepiece of metal and alsoprovided with a shank portion which is clenchedto the opposite iiy, said crosspiece designedto engage in the recess ofa plate which is secured to the edge of the opposite fly.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction andin combinations and arrangements of' parts,which will be hereinafterfully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a plan View of the flies of a pair of trousers,showing my improved fastening devices applied thereto. Fig. 2 is adetail View of a fastening-hook, showing integral shank portions whichare adapted to be clenched to the fly. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one ofthe eyes made of a single piece of metal and having a shank portion forelenching the same to the fly. Fig. et is a hooked member which has anintegral plate with a shank portion adapted to be clenched to theopposite ily of the trousers. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the form showninA Fig. 4, but with the cross-bar or hooked portion bent atsubstantially right angles to the plate. Fig. G is a detail view ot theplate shown in Fig. 3, which is bent to form a socket for the receptionof the hook shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the plate shownin Fig. 6, illustrated as clenched to the fly of the trousers. Fig. 8 isa detail view of the form shown in Fig. 5 as attached by the rivet orother clenching means to the Hy of the trousers, and Fig. 9 is aperspective View of the form shown inFig. 3. Figs. 9 and 10 are detailsectional views through the two members illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andA designate the two flies of a pair of trousers, one fly, A, being theedge in which buttonholes are usually formed, but which are dispensedwith entirely in the present invention. The metallic plate or eye B,which I utilize in place of a buttonhole, comprises a plate (shownclearly in the detail views) made of a single pieceofmetal and having aslot B formed therein and an integral cylindrical shank portion C, whichis made of suitable metal which Will easily clench when inserted in theily when pressure is applied thereto in a manner similar to theattachment of eyes in shoes, (itc. Said plates B are clenched to the flyA at suitable intervals along the edge of said fly, and before theplates are clenched to the cloth they are bent inv the form illustratedin Fig. 6 of the drawings, in which a slotted hook is provided for thereception of the cross-bar D, which is formed integral with the plateD', said plates D being utilized as a substitute for buttons, which arecommonly in use. .Integral with the plate D' is a shank portion d, whichis similar to the shank portion before described upon the plate B and isadapted to be clenched to the fly A. Said bar D is bent in a plane atright angles to the plate D, as shown clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings,and after the plate D is inserted in the fly A in the manner illustratedin Figs. l and 8 of the drawings the shank portion d is clenchedsecurely to the iiy, thus securely ICO holding the plate in the positionillustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Said cross-bar D is positionedopposite the plates B, and when the two flies are brought together thecontracted portion d', which connects the bar D with the plate D',enters oneotthe slots B in a plate B directly opposite, and when all ofthe bars D are caught in a similar manner in the respective plates D itwill be observed that the two flies will be securely held together, andby the construction illustrated there will be a slight play between theconnecting hooks and eyes, so as to allow for a slight strain ormovementof the two ilies incident to movements of the bodyin differentpositions.

Referring to Fig. l of the drawings, I have shown a plate E, which isprovided with a shank portion E, which is adapted to be clenched in theily A, and said plate is made, preferably, in the'form illustrated inFig. 2 of the drawings, in which three shank p0rtions E are shown whichare adapted to be clenched to the ly of the garment, and afterward thefree end of said plate E is bent upon itself, as shown in Fig. l of thedrawings, forming a hook which is adapted to engage underneath a bar F,which is provided with the usual clenching shank portions F at its ends,which are fastened to the tly A. Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, itwill be seen that I have applied a plate D' tothe end H ot' the ily Aand which plate is adapted to engage a slotted hook B, which is similarto the hooks and eyes which are shown as fastened to the edge of the ilyA.

While I have shown a particular construction of garment-fastenerembodying the features of my invention, it will be understood that I maymake alterations in the detailed construction of the device Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A fastening device for the iiy-fronts of trousers, comprising a seriesof hook-shaped plates which are U-shaped and adapted to be securedadjacentto one edge to the ilyfront of a garment, each of said plateshaving a slot extending centrally from the free edge longitudinally ofthe plate and extending around the curved portion thereof, combined witha series of plates D adapted to be fastened to the opposite dy of thetrousers and each having a contracted U-shaped shank portion dterminating in a bar D at right angles to said shank portion andparallel to the plates D', said bar D adapted to engage the curvedportions of the plates B, the shank portion adapted to have a slightplay in the slot of the plate B, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

FRANK M. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

A. L. HOUGH, N. A. MAYHEW.

